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Chapter 1526: Civil War in the Yalong Jue'a Royal Family

"Get ready for a big fight!"

When Lin Chong saw Yelu Dashi leading his troops to retreat, he said to everyone that it seemed that the negotiations had broken down.

"What a fool Yelu Dashi is. Now that he has brought his troops here, why doesn't he fight back?"

Mi Sheng was somewhat dissatisfied. If he could kill Yelu Dashi in battle, the Western Liao would collapse without a fight.

"Yelü Dashi is a wise general, not just a military commander. Besides, he is still the emperor of Western Liao. I'm afraid he won't come out to fight alone."

Yue Fei shook his head and said, "In the Battle of Yanyun, Yelu Dashi held a large banner and commanded thousands of troops to charge and kill the Song army, forcing them to retreat step by step."

Sun Lei returned to the center of the army, and a group of generals lined up on both sides waiting for orders.

"Don't look at me, go get ready, the next battle will determine the fate of the entire Western Region!"

Sun Lei looked at everyone and said that he didn't need to command the war personally, as his generals were all experienced warriors and they should find a solution themselves.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Everyone obeyed the order and went out.

"Your Majesty, Yelu Dashi is so determined, I'm afraid he has a hidden card."

Zhu Wu spoke up. He had just read what Li Qingzhao had recorded. From Yelu Dashi's resolute attitude, he felt that this battle would not be easy.

"What kind of trump card can we have? It's nothing more than some soldiers in armor."

Sun Lei said indifferently that he didn't know what cards Yelu Dashi had, and he didn't care. As long as he was strong enough, he would not be afraid of the enemy's tricks.

"As long as there are no planes or tanks, who can be my opponent?"

Sun Lei thought to himself that with the current combat power of Qi's army, as long as there was no army equipped with purely hot weapons, Qi's army would be invincible.

Although Zhu Wu was a little worried, he didn't say anything. With the combat effectiveness of the Qi army, as long as they advanced steadily, they didn't have to worry too much about the enemy.

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Jishishan.

"Kill me!"

Qi Huai'en roared and commanded the army to charge. His original intention was to lead the troops to attack Qingtang City, but when he assembled the army, he suddenly learned that the Western Xia Emperor Li Qianshun, along with the Yalong Jue'a royal family and the Lhasa royal family, were leading troops to attack.

Qi Huai'en originally didn't want to care about the enemy coming. He thought that he could capture Qingtang City first and then fight a decisive battle with the enemy.

But as the news spread, Qi Huai'en was completely furious. The Yalong Jue'a royal family even announced that Qi Huai'en had defected to a foreign race and was kicked out of the Yalong Jue'a royal family and was no longer a noble of the Yalong Jue'a royal family.

This news made Qi Huai'en furious. He had been insisting on the inheritance of the descendants of Jiaosiluo for so many years.

After the Tubo Dynasty split, several major royal lines were formed. Jiaosiluo was the direct descendant of the Yalongjue'a royal lineage and one of the successors of the Tubo Dynasty. Now Qi Huai'en was expelled from the Yalongjue'a royal lineage, which was to cut off the roots of Jiaosiluo's lineage.

"Qi Huai'en, you are such a despicable and shameless person. Since you have surrendered to the people down the mountain, how can you continue to stay on the plateau?"

Li Qianshun pointed at Qi Huai'en and yelled.

"Li Qianshun, you are a man who lost his country. You should perish together with Xixia. You brought the flames of war to the plateau. On behalf of our ancestor King Gesar, I will kill you, the devil!"

Qi Huai'en also roared.

Ever since the Yalong Jue'a royal family expelled Qi Huai'en from the royal family, Qi Huai'en no longer had absolute control over the various tribes he recruited, and the various small Tibetan tribes still tended to be more inclined towards the royal family.

Therefore, Qi Huai'en completely abandoned his identity as a royal family of Yalong Jue'a, and directly revered his ancestor Jiaosiluo as King Gesar, the incarnation of Guru Padmasambhava, the hero and savior of the entire plateau. He made his own branch completely independent and became the new royal family of the plateau.

As a result, those uncontrolled tribes instantly quieted down and behaved very obediently.

The two armies started fighting on Jishi Mountain.

"Are we just going to watch?" Liu Qi looked at Wu Jie and asked. Their 30,000 troops had not yet been mobilized.

"This is their Yalong Jue'a royal family's business. It won't be good for us to go there!"

Wu Jie said that this was a war between the Yalong Jue'a royal family of Tubo, and it was not appropriate for others to get involved.

"I just didn't expect so many of them to come. It's really like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger as it rolls."

Liu Qi spoke.

"There are countless tribes of all sizes on the plateau, and these people can be easily swept along."

"Although Tibet is divided, the Tibetans still have a strong sense of belonging. Once someone raises his arm and calls for action, there will be countless followers. This is why Your Majesty wants to recruit Qi Huai'en. His identity is very useful on the plateau!"

Wu Jie said that massacre was not the way to solve the problems on the plateau. This place had been an independent kingdom for thousands of years, and the sense of belonging was innate. Massacre would not make them surrender.

"Your Majesty is far-sighted!"

Liu Qi sighed. He originally thought that the emperor just wanted to win over a group of plateau foreign soldiers. Now it seems that the emperor has long been prepared to rule the plateau, and Qi Huai'en is just a chess move.

"How can we guess your majesty's wisdom?"

Wu Jie also sighed. The more he learned about Sun Lei, the more he discovered Sun Lei's wisdom. He even suspected that the emperor was the reincarnation of a god. Otherwise, how could he accomplish so many impossible things?

The fighting lasted until dark, when both sides retreated.

"Generals, why don't you send out troops? Do you want me to fight alone?"

Qi Huai'en looked at Liu Qi and Wu Jie and asked in a bad tone.

"Haha, what are you talking about? We would like to help, but this is a civil war within your Yalong Jue'a royal family. If we help you, you might not be able to stay on the plateau. Besides, didn't the Lhasa royal family take action?"

Liu Qi smiled and said that although Qi Huai'en looked very unhappy, he didn't know how to refute. As Liu Qi said, outsiders were not allowed to participate in the civil war of the Yalong Jue'a royal family, not even the Lhasa royal family.

"Qi Huai'en, you fought really badly today. The enemy had more people but poor equipment. Why did you insist on fighting the enemy head-on at Jishishan Mountain?"

Liu Qi looked at Qi Huai'en and asked.

"How can we fight if we don't hit him head on?"

Qi Huai'en looked at Liu Qi in confusion and asked, "This is the terrain of Jishi Mountain. A long and narrow mountain range runs across here. If the enemy is not stopped, the entire formation will be affected."

"How can you block it head-on?"

Liu Qi asked.

"My army is well-equipped, there will definitely be no problem!"

Qi Huai'en spoke.

"No problem? You've had about 3,000 casualties today, and the enemy should have the same number! How long can you hold out if the fight continues like this?"

Liu Qi looked at Qi Huai'en and asked.

"Here……"

Qi Huai'en didn't know how to answer. The enemy had more people than him, and the opposite side was holding high the flag of the Yalong Jue'a royal family, which gave them the advantage in momentum.

"Why don't you let the enemy come over and fight? Let them cross the mountain while you wait for them to tire themselves out?"

Liu Qi looked at Qi Huai'en and said.

"The enemy occupies the high mountains. How can I fight them?"

Qi Huai'en immediately realized that something was wrong. The enemy could also occupy the mountains and look down on the enemy.